ARIDA: Backland's Awakening

ARIDA: Backland's Awakening

Steam Deck Verified

Aoca Game Lab · Casual · Aug 16, 2019

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $3.39. It has been as low as $0.84.

88%
Very Positive
786 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 57 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 18 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 6 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 14 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 786 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 133 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
33% of themes are praise45% are divided22% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The story follows a young girl named Cícera, whose determination to reunite with her family becomes the driving force behind her journey through the unforgiving sertão.
57 of 133 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
cute graphics/characters and xbox controller works well with it.
18 of 133 sampled reviews raised it
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
But even if you did miss something, like I said, the game can be speedrun in a few minutes, so it shouldn’t be too hard to catch up on anything.
6 of 133 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love3 themes
Story and characters57 reviews
Graphics18 reviews
Difficulty6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Gameplay21 reviews
76%
Controls13 reviews
46%
Performance3 reviews
67%
Audio3 reviews
100%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs14 reviews
36%
Interface7 reviews
43%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $3.39. The lowest we've tracked is $0.84.

6 points recordedtoday · $3.39

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
88%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
30
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.